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Willis Group Holdings Limited is strengthening its presence in the Canadian energy sector by appointing Cees Van der Slikke to executive vice president of the company’s energy business in Canada. Van der Slikke will also serve as managing partner of Willis’ Calgary office. He will be working closely with Willis’ global energy senior management team […]
December 31, 2007
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Five years ago, Nancy Thorne of Carnahan Taylor Fowler Insurance conceived the idea of organizing a “Fun Night,” during which insurance professionals in New Brunswick could demonstrate a collective effort in the fight against cancer through enjoyable grassroots fundraising efforts. The 2007 Fun Night proved to be a favourable combination of fundraising, industry camaraderie and […]
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Lloyd's of London celebrated its 75th anniversary in Canada with a Cdn$100,000 donation to a global hazards research program and a call for a private-public terrorism backstop in Canada
By David Gambrill | December 31, 2007
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Industry
The staff of Canadian Underwriter would like to wish everyone a happy, healthy and safe holiday season, and best wishes in the New Year! This is the last installment of Canadian Underwriter’s Daily News for 2007. We will resume with our regular online coverage on Jan. 2, 2008.
By Canadian Underwriter | December 21, 2007
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The board of directors at Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc. is on the hunt for a CEO to replace Michael G. Cherkasky. Cherkasky has served as president and CEO of the company since 2004 and will continue to serve as CEO while the search for a new CEO is conducted, the company noted in a […]
What’s New: In Brief York Fire and Casualty Insurance Company has launched a manufacturer connection product aimed at the U.S. market, the latest in a collection of commercial product offerings. “The Manufacturing Connection product is designed to cover a wide variety of manufacturing exposures including metal products, auto parts, machine manufacturing, machine shops, tool and […]
Pilot Insurance Company has signed on to a Cdn$120,000, three-year financial commitment to OSAID (Ontario Students Against Impaired Driving), an association organized and run by high school students to increase awareness about the perils of impaired driving.As well, Pilot will provide a Cdn$2,000 scholarship for a student who has shown exemplary work within their community.OSAID […]
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has assigned an ‘A+’ financial strength rating to S&Y Insurance Co., and affirmed its A+ financial strength rating for other Aviva Canada subsidiaries.The rated subsidiaries include Aviva Insurance Co. of Canada, Elite Insurance Co., Pilot Insurance Co., Scottish & York Insurance Co. Ltd. and Traders General Insurance Co. The outlook […]
The Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC) failed to prove an insured tried to defraud the corporation by faking the theft of his minivan, and B.C.’s provincial court ordered the public insurer to allow the claim. In Brummitt vs. ICBC, Michael Brummitt filed a claim in June 2005 with ICBC that his 1999 Dodge Caravan […]
By Canadian Underwriter | December 20, 2007
PPG Canada Inc. and the CertifiedFirst Network have announced a platinum level sponsorship renewal of WICC (Women in Insurance Cancer Crusade). In the first three years of sponsorship of WICC, PPG worked closely with WICC and attended several key events that helped raise close to Cnd$3 million for the Canadian Cancer Society since 1997.”We at […]
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